Echinacea tennesseensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Echinacea
Species:	Echinacea tennesseensis (Beadle) Small
Common Name	Tennessee Purple Coneflower
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: pairs; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S2] (State Rank); G2 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Brauneria tennesseensis	Brauneria tennesseensis
Echinacea pallida var. tennesseensis	Echinacea pallida var. tennesseensis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Davidson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1992 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0228994	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0026768	Davidson	Tennessee	07 Jun 1992	Carol and Steve Baskauf, f.n.	APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59130	Rutherford	Tennessee		Paul Somers	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59132	Davidson	Tennessee		R. Kral	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
TENN-V-0228992	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0046994	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0026769	Davidson	Tennessee	25 Sep 2011	Katelin Fields	APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0026770	Davidson	Tennessee	27 Jul 1995	Milo Pyne with M. Gay 95-143	APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59137	Wilson	Tennessee		Paul Somers	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59132	Davidson	Tennessee		R. Kral	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT91501		Tennessee			VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
TENN-V-0228993	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0090247	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee			UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
APSC0090243	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Echinacea tennesseensis
MTSU021540	Rutherford	Tennessee	June 1971	T. Hemmerly	MTSU Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59129	Rutherford	Tennessee		R. Kral	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT91502		Tennessee			VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
TENN-V-0228995	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59137	Wilson	Tennessee		Paul Somers	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee			UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
MTSU021539	Rutherford	Tennessee	June 1971	Tom Hemmerly	MTSU Echinacea tennesseensis
MTSU021541	Rutherford	Tennessee	June 1971	T. Hemmerly	MTSU Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59134	Davidson	Tennessee		E. Quarterman	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT535536	Davidson	Tennessee		Carol Baskauf	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59135	Davidson	Tennessee		Milo Pyne	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59134	Davidson	Tennessee		E. Quarterman	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59135	Davidson	Tennessee		Milo Pyne	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
N/A	Rutherford	Tennessee		H. Eggert	UCHT Echinacea tennesseensis
TENN-V-0228996	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59136	Wilson	Tennessee		Bob Fulcher	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT59133	Davidson	Tennessee		Carol Baskauf	VDB Echinacea tennesseensis
BRIT91503		Tennessee			VDB Echinacea tennesseensis

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